Tapio Kaasalainen
About me
I am a university instructor in renovation and a researcher at Tampere University School of Architecture. My research focuses on renovation as a solution to changing needs for the built environment.
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Research topics
Circular economy in the built environment
Elderly housing
Accessibility
Apartment building repurposing
Energy efficiency
Research unit
Selected publications
Peer-reviewed journal articles
Kaasalainen, T. & Huuhka, S. 2020. Existing apartment buildings as a spatial reserve for assisted living. International Journal of Building Pathology and Adaptation, ahead-of-print. https://doi.org/10.1108/IJBPA-02-2020-0015
Kaasalainen, T., Mäkinen, A., Lehtinen, T., Moisio, M. & Vinha, J. 2019. Architectural window design and energy efficiency: Impacts on heating, cooling and lighting needs in Finnish climates. Journal of Building Engineering, 27. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jobe.2019.100996
Lindberg, T., Kaasalainen, T., Moisio, M., Mäkinen, A., Hedman, M. & Vinha, J. 2018. Potential of space zoning for energy efficiency through utilization efficiency. Advances in Building Energy Research. https://doi.org/10.1080/17512549.2018.1488619
Kaasalainen, T. & Huuhka, S. 2016. Homogenous homes of Finland: 'standard' flats in non-standardized blocks. Building Research & Information, 44(3), 229–247. https://doi.org/10.1080/09613218.2015.1055168
Kaasalainen, T. & Huuhka, S. 2016. Accessibility improvement models for typical flats: mass-customizable design for individual circumstances. Journal of Housing for the Elderly, 30(3), 271–294. https://doi.org/10.1080/02763893.2016.1198739
Huuhka, S., Kaasalainen, T., Hakanen, J. H. & Lahdensivu, J. 2015. Reusing concrete panels from buildings for building: Potential in Finnish 1970s mass housing. Resources Conservation and Recycling, 101, 105–121. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.resconrec.2015.05.017
Select other publications
Kaasalainen, T. 2021. Potential for Ageing at Home in the Finnish Apartment Building Stock: A Spatial Perspective on Renovation. Tampere: Tampereen yliopisto. Doctoral dissertation. http://urn.fi/URN:ISBN:978-952-03-1834-5
Kaasalainen, T., Lehtinen, T., Moisio, M. & Hedman, M. 2018. Ikääntyneiden tehostettu palveluasuminen – Tilallisten ratkaisujen tehokkuudesta ja toimivuudesta. [Assisted living for the elderly – On the efficiency and functionality of spatial design solutions.] Tampere: Tampereen teknillinen yliopisto, Asuntosuunnittelu, julkaisu 33. http://urn.fi/URN:ISBN:978-952-15-4286-2
Moisio, M., Kaasalainen, T., Lehtinen, T. & Hedman, M. 2018. Energiatehokkaan arkkitehtisuunnittelun ohjekortisto. [Instruction card file for energy efficient architectural design.] Tampere: Tampereen teknillinen yliopisto, Asuntosuunnittelu, julkaisu 32. 148 p. http://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:tty-201901221135
Kaasalainen, T. 2015. Ikääntyvät asukkaat ja asunnot – Vaiheittaiset esteettömyysparannukset lähiökerrostaloissa. [Aging residents and residents – Multi-phased accessibility improvements in multi-storey apartment buildings.] Tampere: Tampereen teknillinen yliopisto, Muuttuva rakennettu ympäristö 1. 278 p. http://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:tty-201503121120